Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. said Friday it was seeing an uptick in interest for crude and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast amid an anticipated global economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Our solid regional footprint and premier North American integrated pipeline networks are ideally positioned to capitalize on these opportunities and we continue to advance several export pipeline and crude oil terminal opportunities,” President Al Monaco said in the Calgary firm’s first quarter earnings report. 

Enbridge is developing the Cameron Extension Project to transport feed gas to Venture Global LNG Inc.’s under-construction Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana. It also plans to build a feed gas pipeline to the NextDecade Inc.’s...